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Here comes the sunAnd I say, "It's all right"Little darlin'It's been a long, cold, lonely winterLittle darlin'It feels like years since it's been hereHere comes the sun— The Beatles, Here Comes The SunAfter the sudden drop in temperatures I wrote about last week, we went from a freezing maximum of only 7°C on Tuesday the 11th to touching 30°C on Thursday the 20th.Spring lasted about four days.Welcome to South Africa.One moment, we were huddling beneath blankets, confined by winter's icy grip. The next, the air was warm again, the windows were open, and summer was standing outside the door, impatiently tapping its foot.Eva and I can see the change in the light when we go wandering every morning. The sun is rising earlier now, pushing gold and orange across the horizon before either of us has properly woken up. The world looks different. Less closed-in. Less bleak.The season has turned.And, without me quite noticing, something else has changed too.It's suddenly become easier to move…

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